Quartile rating: 5/10 · 1 rating
A sudden and mysterious inheritance brings Danny and his friends to Hobb Springs, a forgotten resort deep in the West Virginia hills. Hobb Springs is being looked after under the watchful care of Jackson and Sally, a socially awkward couple who introduce Danny to the long lost family he's never known. A clan by the name of Hillicker. But soon Danny learns his relatives have a different way of living, that for generations, the Hillickers have observed ancient traditions rooted in cannibalism and other taboo rituals.
Wrong Turn 6 is the sixth entry in a franchise that had already exhausted its formula by the third installment. The plot recycles familiar beats — outsiders lured to an isolated location, cannibalistic backwoods killers, survival chaos — with the thin addition of a heritage twist that goes nowhere interesting. Acting is serviceable at best, with most performances feeling flat and functional. Cinematography is competent for a direct-to-video production but offers nothing distinctive. Novelty scores very low as this is a textbook late-franchise slasher sequel, offering recycled kills, recycled setting, and recycled themes with minimal creative ambition. The ending follows the genre template without any meaningful subversion or resonance.